The Way

There are three or four large concepts in the comments on the texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary today. George Butterfield of Creighton University sets a tone which urges us to avoid thinking about Christian philosophy, theology and ideas and to seek the experience of having the person of Jesus and our relationship with Him as our Way. In the passage from the Acts of the Apostles, Luke, who Friar Jude Winkler notes may have been influenced by Stoic philosophy, relates the preaching of Paul, his kerygma, as he addresses Jews and Gentile God fearers about the misinterpretation of the Law and the Prophets about Jesus which led to the consequence of His crucifixion. Luke holds to a strong theme, according to Friar Jude, that God has a plan for humanity and Jesus is the fulfillment of that plan. In the events of life the text of John 14:2 in which Jesus tells us that there are many dwelling places in His Father’s house is a reassuring promise. Our diversity and our wandering around in search of Truth and Life is part of our nature. We are invited to hear John and the psalmist today declare that Jesus and the Father are one. We understand that our journey toward the Father requires us to live through Jesus. The Way is to enter the joy of His presence.